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Halymenia durvillei
Dragon's breath
As recorded: Halymenia durvillei Bory, 1828
Plantae › Rhodophyta › Florideophyceae › Halymeniales › Halymeniaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, L.
- Collector number
- MSD 31399
- Date
- August 12, 1975
- Locality
- Upolu
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Identified by
- Skelton, P.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 12, 1975, Funk, L. also collected 14 other specimens.
Canistrocarpus crispatus
Botany
Chnoospora minima
Botany
Cladophora
Botany
Dictyota friabilis
Botany
Halimeda macroloba
Botany
Hypnea
Botany
Hypnea pannosa
Botany
Hypnea pannosa
Botany
Hypnea spinella
Botany
Hypnea spinella
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Padina boryana
Botany
Padina boryana
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Tolypiocladia glomerulata
Botany
Tricleocarpa fragilis
Botany
Halymenia durvillei observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-04-19.
2018-04-19
Cyrene Reefs, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-08-08
Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines
(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-07-18
Semakau Island, Singapore
(c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halymenia durvillei. BISH 533770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956693706. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/533770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956693706 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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